Alex Antonen is entering his third season as the director of basketball operations for the Phoenix.

A 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Antonen served as the student manager for the Golden Gophers’ women’s basketball team all four years of his collegiate career. During his time with the program, he aided the coaching staff with film exchange and breakdown, running practices and scouting opponents.

While at Minnesota he also worked as a basketball operations and video intern for the Minnesota Lynx, and was a member of the staff during the team’s 2011 WNBA Championship season. In his two years with the Lynx, Antonen helped the coaching staff run practice, broke down game film, assisted with scouting and worked directly with the director of operations to fulfill the team’s equipment needs.

In addition to his experience at Minnesota and with the Lynx, he served as a camp counselor at North Dakota State in 2011 and 2012 where he assisted the coaching staff with the program’s summer women’s basketball camp.